The classic laserdisc video game Dragon’s Lair has made its way to the App Store this evening. Originally released to the arcade in 1983, this full motion animated game was a massive departure from the other games of the era… Former Disney animator Don Bluth created the animation for the game which was a series of laserdisc movie sequences with user controlled branch points that allowed the game to continue… At $4.99, it represents the equivalent of 10 plays of the original $.50 arcade game.

I, as many other children of the ’80s, poured coffers of quarters into Dragon’s Lair arcade consoles. It warms my heart to see this available for the iPhone; no laserdisc, or quarters required.